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Death Becomes Her

Get ready to fly

Your collective reading for the week starting Oct 13, 2025

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Clementine Ford
Oct 15, 2025
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Hello lovers!

I meant to upload this last night, but I left my computer in my studio and my phone was doing the exact opposite of what this week’s card represents. Slow and steady sometimes does NOT win the race. On the other hand, better late than never can still be relied upon.

Tarot is used for many purposes, one of which is to tell a story about the human condition. In light of that, please consider these weekly collective readings to function (at least in part) as a way of exploring what it means to be alive right now, in this moment, under these conditions. Take what resonates and use it to understand or propel yourselves better, and leave what doesn’t behind.

Although my collective readings are recorded videos, they are all done in one take and without editing. I don’t know which card will appear when I sit down to do them, and my interpretations are offered based on both my formal knowledge of the cards and whatever my intuition and heart calls me to share in the moment.

As you’ll see in the below video, this week’s card for the collective is the 8 of Wands.

To access my recorded readings, you’ll need to be a paid subscriber. It works out to less than the price one single coffee per week, which I think is more than fair in exchange for a weekly check in and forecast with your favourite outspoken witch!

The Lowdown

8 of Wands: Get ready to fly

Element: Fire (actions, creativity, making things happen)

Keywords: Energy. Transformation. Movement. Freedom. Taking flight.

A little preview!

The full video can be found below the paywall here. It’s a much deeper look at what this card means for the collective right now, particularly as we face stagnation and demoralisation in the face of fascist control. What inspiration can we take from past revolutionaries and their fiery energy? Where can we take heart that our own efforts are working? And what must we remind ourselves of as we prepare to take flight?

I’ve also included some more personal journal prompts and a meditation/visualisation to help harness the energy of the 8 of wands in the coming days.

TTFN x

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